Red Pepper Quilts on Etsy

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Monday, June 28, 2010

You already know how much I love the buttery soft voile fabrics from the Little Folks range by Anna Maria Horner, and therefore need no excuse for making this adorable baby quilt.

Quilt measures 40 inches x 32.5 inches

Although I do like what it adds to the overall look and feel of the quilt, I am only just starting to enjoy the decorative hand stitching. It seems to take quite some time for me to find my hand stitching rhythm and struggle to let go of perfect stitch length requirement (totally self imposed!).

Combining both machine and hand quilting is proving to be a colorful combination. I have matched the machine quilting thread with the color of the fabric, and have used a contrast color thread for hand quilted stitching.

The voile fabrics drape so beautifully and creases just fall away, even after the quilt has been folded.

Although this is a repeat design, I still loved making it. It was a comfort project that I could start whilst my own machine was being serviced and finished with my own "brand new" humming sewing machine. I really should try to get my sewing machine serviced more regularly.

I have updatedmy Etsy Store to include this quilt. You can find the listing as well as more pictureshere. SOLD

Beautiful quilt! I love the combination the machine and hand quilting. I stocked up on Little Folks (voile and flannel) and Good Folk (before it's discontinued!!). Thanks for the continuing inspiration.

Beautiful quilt Rita - looks like you have gone slightly outside your comfort zone with the colour choices this time with great results. I love the combination of hand and machine quilting. Great to hear your machine is humming along again - it is always hard using a machine you are not used to.